Motor Sport

Talented Southland racing driver Jordan Michels has raced at the highest levels on both sides of the Tasman but until last month he had never had a crack at ClubSport. Considering his family operates Evolution Motorsport in Invercargill, the major sponsor of entry level Southland Sports Car Club Clu

The Southland Motorcycle Club (SMCC) kicked off its road racing season with round one of the Southland Cup on Sunday. Photos by  Vanessa Adcock Photography. Local competitors have every reason to be enthusiastic about the racing season ahead. The club has joined forces with Motorcycling Canterbury t

Road racing revs into gear at Teretonga Park Raceway this Sunday. The Southland Motorcycle Club (SMCC) kicks off its road racing season with round one of the Southland Cup. SMCC vice-president Bill Moffatt was eager to see a solid field of entries. “We’d love to see the pits brimming with motorbikes

New Zealand rally driver Hayden Paddon is about to drive his revolutionary electric rally car for the first time. Paddon and his small team in Cromwell have been working on the concept for almost two years and are now set for the next step in their world leading project. A year ago Paddon unveiled p

The opening round of the Southland Sports Car Club’s Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Championship at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on Sunday featured plenty of highlights. Prior to the commencement of action Jordan Michels unveiled the Evolution Motorsport Nissan Sentra, a car that will be available

Matt Summerfield of Christchurch drove superbly to win the twentieth edition of the Catlins Coast Rally in his Mitsubishi Mirage AP4 on Saturday. Summerfield won four of the six Special Stages, taking the lead after the third, and building a gap of 52 seconds before Gore driver Andrew Graves won the

Matt Summerfield of Christchurch is the provisional winner of the twentieth edition of today’s Catlins Coast Rally in his Mitsubishi Mirage AP4. Summerfield and co-driver Jared Christofferson won four of the six Special Stages and took the lead after the third stage of the event extending their lead

It is a special year for the Catlins Coast Rally this year as the Eastern Southland Car Club hold the 20th edition of the event on Saturday 8 August. Amongst the eighty-four entries are two drivers, Andrew Graves of Gore and Barry Mills of BaIclutha, who have competed in every single one – with a […